Pays Plat First Nation

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Pays Plat First Nation is a small reserve community located about 175 km Northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Pays Plat reserve is in the boundaries of the territory described the Robinson-Superior Treaty in 1850. The community is located just off the Trans Canada Highway.

Contents 1 History 2 Chief and Council 3 Address 4 External links

[edit] History

The Ojibway people living on the North Shore of Lake Superior (ancestors of Pays Plat First Nations people) survived by hunting, trapping, fishing, and gathering food. The area was heavily involved in the fur trade, and the ancestors living near what is now called Pays Plat were key in trapping for furs. Pays Plat was named by french traders and means "Flat between two mountains".

[edit] Chief and Council

At present, Chief Xavier Thompson presides over the Band Council.

[edit] Address

PO Box 815 Schreiber, ON P0T 2S0

[edit] External links

• Ontario Highway 11 Homepage - Pays Plat First Nation (on Highway 17)